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Old 07-21-06   #1 (permalink)
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When try to extract the portage snapshot I get an error saying:

tar xvjf /mnt/gentoo/portage-20-Jul-2006.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr

tar: /mnt/gentoo/portage-20-Jul-2006.tar.bz2: cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: child returned status 2
tar: error exit delayed from previous errors

I downloaded the portage snapshot though
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Most of the time, the problem is that you didn't mount or cd into your partition, check that then redownload it. It fixes the problem 99.99999999% of the time.

Check these links:
HandBook and this one.
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When try to extract the portage snapshot I get an error saying:

tar xvjf /mnt/gentoo/portage-20-Jul-2006.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr

tar: /mnt/gentoo/portage-20-Jul-2006.tar.bz2: cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: child returned status 2
tar: error exit delayed from previous errors

I downloaded the portage snapshot though

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500GB Samsung SpinPoint
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